Bicycle attachment



Aug. 8, 19 50 R. R. ANDERSON 2,517,957

BICYCLE ATTACHMENT Filed Nov. 5, 1946 27 grwmvfm ROBERT R. A/VflERJON,

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r p o1. I55-e5213" Thisinvention'relates bicycle attachments and more particularly to a child's seat with foot rests adapted to be converted into a basket support.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bicycle attachment which can be converted from an attachment providing a child's seat with foot rest portions into a support for a basket to carry packages.

It is another obj ct of the present invention to provide a combined seat support with foot rests and a basket attachment for a bicycle, wherein the foot rest portions can be removed in one piece from the main supporting part of the attachment when it is only desired that the supporting part of the attachment support a basket and there is no use for the foot rest portions.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an attachment which can be converted from a child's seat arrangement into a basket arrangement for supporting articles or packages which is of simple construction, which has a minimum number of parts, and requires a minimum number of adjustments to effect the conversion of one arrangement to the other, and wherein the parts are simple and cheap to construct.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation view :with the attachments connected thereto and adapted to'provide a child's seat with foot rests extending downwardly along the front end of the'bicycle.

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Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the parts I of the bicycle and the attachments shown in Figure l. v

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure l and looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the basket with its post serving to effect its connection with the support from which the seat has been removed.

Referring now to the figures, Ill represents the front portion of a bicycle having a front sleeve H into which a steering post l2 extends. From this post l2 there is extended outwardly therefrom the handle bars [3. Extending rearwardly from the top of the post I2 is a member l4 having on its forward end bifurcated portions IS with a screw it extending between them. ()n the rear end of the member there is provided an opening intowhich i can be extended a post supporting a seat I8. The seat can be adjusted relative to the member 14 to any desired height and retained in the adjusted position by a. winged screw I9. The bifurcated portions l5 astride the steering post and extend to a point forwardly thereof. The screw l6 extending between the portions i5'will retain the member M in place by engagement with a forwardly extending portion 2| of the steering post 12. The steering post I2 is provided at its top with the usual adjusting bolt 2 I, and this belt is used for positioning the steering post and handle bars in their proper relation to the front wheel of the bicycle. Gn the top of the member l4 and adjacent the bifurcated portion, there is rigidly secured an upstanding stud 22. The bottom of the stud and portions of the interior of the member 14, which is hollow, will engage with the top of the steering post I2 so that downward tilting movement of the rearward end of the member I4 will be prohibited.

Adapted to be connected to the stud 22, is an inverted U-shaped member 23 having a perforated transverse portion 24 and depending leg portions 25 and 26 extending downwardly at opposite sides of the front portion 1 l of the bicycle and having on their lower ends laterally extending foot rests 21. The upper portion 24 is curved to follow the contour of the round member l4 and is made secure upon the stud 22 by a fas tening nut 28.

With the seat in place a child can be set upon the'seat with its legs extending downwardly into place upon the foot rest portions 21. The seat can be adjusted to any height depending upon the length of the legs of the child. At times when the attachment is not needed to support a child and it is desired that the same be converted into a support for abasket, the winged headed screw [9 is loosened and the seat withdrawn and a basket 3| is connected into the member I4 by means of its depending post 32. A plate 33 on the bottom of the basket will serve to make the connection of the depending member 32 therewith. If desired the inverted U-shaped member 23 bearing the foot rest can be totally removed from the front of the bicycle. This may be effected by simply unscrewing the nut 28 and removing the inverted U-shaped member 23 from the stud 22.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction, it shall be understood that of the steering post, a single transverse bolt ex-' tending through the forward ends of theside ex '15 mounted upon the tubular member-near. its rear.

tensions and engaging beneath the arm,"a' seat end, an inverted U-shaped ,member engaging,

over the tubular member near its forward end, means mounted upon the tubular member for; 20

detachably securing the U-shaped member thereto, and lateral extensions secured to the 4 lower end of the U-shaped member for engagement by the feet of the child while seated upon the seat.

ROBERT R. ANDERSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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1,067,723 July" 15, 1913 1,154,625 Gutenkunst Sept. 28, 1915 2,376,713 Murrell May 22, 1945 2,380,497 Bound July 31, 1945 2,443,867 Darden Sept. '1, 1948 V p 7 FOREIGN PATENTS Number" Country Date -!I,581 Great Britain 1907 475,990 France Apr. 10, 1915 

